Chris Schwind is the president of Schwind Communications and a consultant to the Structural Insulated Panel Association. He can be reached at chris@schwindcommunications.com.
Over the next three years, builders and contractors will witness an unprecedented rise in energy-efficient construction. Energy efficiency advocates succeeded in tightening the 2009 and 2012 International Energy Conservation Code with an estimated 30 percent improvement between the 2006 and 2012 versions of the code.